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Iran's President Hassan Rouhani announced on Sunday a "budget of resistance" against US sanctions targeting the country's vital oil sector, backed by a $5 billion Russian investment. Rouhani said the aim was to reduce "hardships" in Iran where a shock fuel price hike last month triggered nationwide demonstrations that turned deadly. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DZZ8Ge

The decision, which essentially ends gender segregation rules in public, was quietly announced Sunday in a lengthy and technically worded statement by the Municipal and Rural Affairs Ministry. While some restaurants and cafes in the coastal city of Jiddah and Riyadh's upscale hotels had already been allowing unrelated men and women to sit freely, the move codifies what has been a sensitive issue in the past among traditional Saudis who view gender segregation as a religious requirement. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2sbeBjL

Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday touted his plan to annex a swathe of the occupied West Bank & Israeli settlements in a last-ditch effort to prevent another general election. "It's time to apply Israeli sovereignty over Jordan Valley & legalise all the Judea & Samaria settlements, those that are in settlement blocs & those outside of them," he said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/35efjeI

All 650 seats in the House of Commons are up for grabs Thursday when voters will pass judgement on a divisive election that will determine Britain's future with European Union. Although opinion polls have placed Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the lead in Thursday's general election, analysts suggest the gap is not wide enough to guarantee a majority in Parliament. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RyyHzc

The protest is part of an unusual climate movement that has taken root around France this year, in which activists have stolen more than 130 portraits of Macron from town halls from the Alps to the Atlantic. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Yu3DSB

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Thousands of Iraqi protesters streamed into streets and public squares in the capital and restive south on Sunday, saying they were not deterred by deadly violence meant to "scare" them. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2s8qmaG

The protest is part of an unusual climate movement that has taken root around France this year, in which activists have stolen more than 130 portraits of Macron from town halls from the Alps to the Atlantic. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Yu3DSB

The leader of chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives sharply criticised attempts by the Social Democrats (SPD) to push their ruling coalition to the left, accusing her partners of thinking of themselves more than Germany. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2s4V6cM

The leader of chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives sharply criticised attempts by the Social Democrats (SPD) to push their ruling coalition to the left, accusing her partners of thinking of themselves more than Germany. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2s4V6cM

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More than five years of fighting in eastern Ukraine between government troops and Moscow-backed separatists has killed more than 14,000 people, and a cease-fire has remained elusive. While Zelenskiy has made ending the conflict a priority, the political novice arrives at the table with the veteran Kremlin leader in what appears to be a less-advantageous position. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/341lEJp

"The budget is based on maximum pressure and sanctions," by the US, Rouhani said. Rouhani added that the Iranian government's budget will also benefit from a $5 billion loan from Russia that's being finalized. He said the US and Israel will remain "hopeless" despite their goal of weakening Iran through sanctions. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/351By7F

Houston mayor Sylvester Turner announced Sergeant Christopher Brewster's death at a media briefing late Saturday. Police officials said in a tweet that the 32-year-old officer was shot just before 6 pm. At the briefing, Houston police chief Art Acevedo said police received a call from a female victim who reported that her boyfriend was assaulting her and armed with two firearms. Police responding to the address didn't find the pair, but Brewster spotted them three streets away on Houston's east side. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OYTYjO

Houston mayor Sylvester Turner announced Sergeant Christopher Brewster's death at a media briefing late Saturday. Police officials said in a tweet that the 32-year-old officer was shot just before 6 pm. At the briefing, Houston police chief Art Acevedo said police received a call from a female victim who reported that her boyfriend was assaulting her and armed with two firearms. Police responding to the address didn't find the pair, but Brewster spotted them three streets away on Houston's east side. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OYTYjO

Residents of Canberra in the country's southeast woke up to see the capital shrouded in haze Sunday, joining those in Sydney who have endured weeks of toxic air pollution caused by bushfire smoke. Officials said favourable weather conditions had given them a chance to bring several blazes under control before the forecast return of strong winds and high temperatures Tuesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/36dDief

The Korean Central News Agency said the test was conducted at the Sohae satellite launching ground on Saturday afternoon. It said that the result of the test was reported to the central committee of the ruling Workers' Party. The test results will have "an important effect on changing the strategic position of (North Korea) once again in the near future," the agency reported. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LtjNXh